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The Fredonia handbook

Living in Fredonia, KS: what to set up and who to call

Fredonia runs its own electric utility, City of Fredonia. Tap water in Fredonia comes from the City of Fredonia water system, which has a clean five-year EPA record (about 22% of systems its size had a health-based violation) and a latest lead result below detection.

I’m new in town

What to set up in Fredonia, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.

Home services

Power, water and internet

Who to call to start service at a new address in Fredonia.

Electricity

Power comes from City of Fredonia

City of Fredonia (City of Fredonia - (KS)), a municipal utility, serves all of Fredonia.

Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.

Drinking water · reported to EPA

Water comes from City of Fredonia water system

The City of Fredonia water system supplies almost all of Fredonia. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Public Wholesale WSD 23 as seller) and serves 2,111 people in all.

No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 78% of the 7,966 systems serving 1,001–3,300 people.

Lead, 90th percentile0.0 ppb
015 ppb action level20

The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2023–Dec 2025, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.

The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report

EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. KS2020513.

Internet

6 home internet providers serve Fredonia

100% of 1,225 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 95% can get fiber.

ProviderTechnologyAddressesFastest (Mbps)
KWIKOM CommunicationsFiber, Fixed wireless100%5,000/5,000
BrightspeedFiber, DSL, Fixed wireless91%2,000/2,000
VerizonFixed wireless93%300/20
AT&TFixed wireless90%25/3
NextlinkFixed wireless83%500/100
T-MobileFixed wireless72%100/20

FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.

Trash & recycling

Trash and recycling in Fredonia

Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fredonia, from the town’s own site.

Drop-off center

Fredonia Recycling Center

1312 North 2nd, Old Highway 96, Fredonia, KS 66736

We couldn’t find its opening hours.

Recycling drop-off

Fredonia Recycling Center

1312 North 2nd Old Highway 96, Fredonia, KS 66736

From fredoniaks.org, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .

Schools

Where your child goes to school

Public school districts and the school path by grade.

Fredonia kids go to
PK–KFredonia Early Learning CenterFredonia Unified School District 484
1–6Lincoln ElementaryFredonia Unified School District 484
7–12Fredonia Jr./Sr. High SchoolFredonia Unified School District 484

Fredonia is in Fredonia Unified School District 484.

DSchool gradeSee Schools →

U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.

Government & voting

Town hall and registering to vote

Who to call, and how to register.

Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Jul 2019; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

ZIP codes & area codes

Fredonia is in ZIP code 66736

ZIP codes where Fredonia residents live, with the share of the town in each.

ZIPPost office nameShare of FredoniaZIP’s residents in Fredonia
66736Fredonia, KS100%60%
Area code620Wikidata

Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.

Everyday places

Getting around, the ER and the library

One line each; the subject pages have the rest.

ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.

Questions about living in Fredonia

Who supplies Fredonia’s drinking water, and has it had violations?

The City of Fredonia water system (EPA ID KS2020513). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 78% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan 2023–Dec 2025), against a 15 ppb action level.

Who provides electricity in Fredonia?

City of Fredonia (City of Fredonia - (KS)), a municipal utility.

What internet providers serve Fredonia?

KWIKOM Communications, Brightspeed, Verizon, AT&T, Nextlink, T-Mobile (FCC, as of December 2025).

What ZIP codes are in Fredonia?

66736. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.

What school district is Fredonia in?

Fredonia Unified School District 484.

How do I register to vote in Fredonia?

In Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before). Elections here are run by the Wilson County Clerk. Check your registration at myvoteinfo.voteks.org.

Sources & dates

Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.

  • Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
  • Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
  • Trash: Fredonia’s own website (fredoniaks.org), read Oct 22, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
  • ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
  • Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
  • Registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
  • Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
  • Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.